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The state of Michigan is suing Flint — the city where the drinking water was poisoned with lead after a botched switch to the Flint River as its water supply — due to its lack of a long-term water source. The city missed a deadline Monday to secure a long-term water source, something...

The crowd was both defiant and jubilant as the clock ticked down on their careers. Most were men, some joined by their wives and kids. There were perhaps 100 local air traffic controllers gathered in a park in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and they were all ready to call the bluff of President Ronald Reagan...

At the Founders Brewing Co. headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, evidence of the craft beer maker's exponential growth is everywhere. “Six months ago, this was a parking lot,” Cofounder and CEO Mike Stevens told Benzinga, while observing a new automated canning line from a...

A drone followed Maurice Cox on a recent weekday as he pedaled from his home in Detroit’s Lafayette Park neighborhood to his job downtown. The resulting video, which shows Cox biking city streets and the Dequindre Cut Greenway, could be from a lifestyle ad. But what it shows is the daily...

A few decades ago, Larry Bell would show up at parties with bottles of beer he brewed in his basement. Some people were leery of this self-described stoner’s early editions of bootleg booze. Bell doesn’t blame them. “There was a lot of bad beer in the beginning,” Bell tells...

President Donald Trump's easiest way to improve his favorability with the American public isn't through Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) or reducing costs on Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed-Martin (NYSE: LMT) jets -- it’s cleaning our drinking water. Most of our current infrastructure for drinking...

Exactly 80 years ago this week, the end of the Flint, Michigan sit-down strike marked the effective beginning of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) as one of the largest, most powerful labor unions in the country. The UAW formed way back in 1935, but the union picked General Motors Company (NYSE:...

Wednesday, the Michigan State Senate voted unanimously to implement legislation that would not require drivers to be present in driverless vehicles being tested on public roads. In the past, researchers have acted as emergency drivers should such vehicles experience failure during test runs....

Because he doesn't have to. While mainstream sports journalists construe this as a sign of indecision or deception, it's actually just another one of Harbaugh’s brilliant tactical moves, on and off the field, during his short tenure as head football coach at the University of...

On April 25, 2014, Flint began using the Flint River as its new primary water source. The city didn't provide corrosion-control treatment to prevent lead from leaching into pipes, because the Department of Environmental Quality doesn't require it. Without proper oversight, the water was...

On April 25, 2014, Flint, Michigan, began using the Flint River as its primary water source. After the Flint River water was deemed unsafe, the city made the switch back to the Detroit Water System on October 8, 2015. However, the pipes became so corroded from the Flint River water that the...

When discussing the resurgence of Detroit, two names quickly come to forefront: Dan Gilbert and Mike Ilitch. Both entrepreneurs have built very successful companies (Quicken Loans and Little Caesar's Pizza, respectively). Both have purchased professional sports and parlayed their success in...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. He is also a 1985 graduate of the University of Michigan and a multi-generational season-ticket holder. Last week, the NCAA issued a ban on satellite football camps, which were initiated by Michigan...

E-commerce provider and the world's fourth-most valuable company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has recently been in talks with Detroit. Once known for its industrial prowess, Detroit has been experiencing a fueled resurgence following its bankruptcy from July 18, 2013 with renewed...

The Detroit News revealed that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has made additional steps toward serving customers in Michigan. The company applied for a collective group of licensing that would allow Tesla to "sell and service its luxury electric vehicles in Michigan" late last...